Nearly 50 years before high-performance trucks like Ford’s F-150 Raptor, RAM’s 1500 TRX and the Toyota TRD Pro Tacoma landed on American showroom floors, the Dodge Li’l Red Express thundered onto the truck scene. Powered by a 5.9-liter V8 with 225 hp, the Red Express officially became the first truck to kick load-carrying ability to the curb, and focus squarely on performance.
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